Three new apartment complexes to call Victoria home

Three new complexes - The Colony Apartments and Latigo Crossing Apartments, both off John Stockbauer Drive, and The Reserve, off Zac Lentz Parkway - will bring a combined 456 new units to town.

Nancy Garner, who co-owns The Reserve with Victoria businessman James McHaney, said their project has been in the works for years since they opened their existing apartment complex, The Whittington. With Victoria's ongoing growth, she said, now is simply the right time to get started.

Kevin Langston, president and CEO of Langston Construction, The Colony Apartments' contractor, also cited Victoria's growth for his company's decision to build.

"We've done our due diligence, and the apartments that are there now are full or almost at complete capacity with waiting lists," he said. "With the growth currently being experienced and projected, I think it will be a great location for us for many years to come."

The thinking was similar for Latigo Crossing Apartments LP, said Kennis Ketchum, president of Portfolio Development LLC, the development company for the complex.

"We're always researching markets where we feel there's a need, and clearly there's a need in Victoria," she said.